60’ Admiralty Seagoing Motorboat

Lol ok lads thanks for the moral support, well I hope that’s what it was.

The situation re Donald and the 30 pound is completely of my own making, simply being negligent.

Donald has treat me with nothing but courtesy and respect. If anything a bit to much so repaying him slipped down my priorities. Carelessness has already cost me 60 pound in my attempts to send him payment (long story). But try as I might I can’t really find an suitable reason for delaying payment for what amounts to about 8 months now!

Much to my embarrassment it has dragged on a bit to much and its at the top of my priority list for tomorrow. Hopefully if I need Donald’s help in the future he will be happy to accept payment in advance!

I also hope Donald accepts my apology for being such an arse!

The way I see boat ownership is that no matter what you get your pleasure from its going to cost you an arm and a leg. I just happen to like working on them rather more than I like using them!!

So if I spend 10k making a Pinnace replica out of the 1262 over 12 months its no more than what most of you end up doing while enjoying your boat. I have a sneaky feeling I may just enjoy launching the 1262 a dam sight more than any of you will enjoy motoring about in your boats!!

Clive how’s the ’32 getting home?

10k will go a long way. For example mahogany ( or what is claimed to be mahogany) is 600 per m3 in Malta.. I believe the nearest hard wood is about 3 times that in the uk. so 10k in timber is immediately worth 30k back home lol.

The hull of the 1262 will weigh in at about 5 tons.. guess that’s about 7 m3..ok that’s not allowing for wastage. 7m3 say £4200 in timber.?oh hell lets double it again beacuse my figures are all crap.=£8400??

Labour == zero.

Engines…erm I might know where to find a couple of reasonable priced ford sabre motors this time next year.

All pie I the sky and just chucking figures about of course.